Caribbean & Central America - April 2019

CARICOM: Splits widen over Venezuela

The 23 January move by Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó to declare himself president of Venezuela continues to cause difficulties within the Caribbean Community (Caricom). St Vincent & Grenadines (SVG) prime minister, Ralph Gonsalves, is amongst the most outspoken of those opposed to siding with Guaidó, but others are happy to follow the US lead.